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Starting Over at 40: Renewing Your Creative Lifestyle as a Christian Creator
Starting over at 40 is not a setback — it may be the moment God has reserved for your greatest creative work. Join us LIVE for a conversation on midlife reinvention for Christian creatives. Whether you're a musician, podcaster, writer, or artist feeling the pull to rebuild your creative lifestyle,…
Can Art Help You Cope With Grief?
What do you do when you lose the people you love most? After losing her grandmothers, aunt, sister, and mom all in the space of a few years, author and artist Ruth Douthitt felt abandoned. Art became her refuge in grief, and in episode 397 of The God and Gigs…
Grief and Creativity: How Art and Faith Can Renew Your Soul | Ruth Douthitt, Author
In this episode, you'll discover how staying in touch with your creative gift can help you overcome grief and loss, and overcome a season of loneliness. You'll see a real life example of embracing our calling even if you've convinced yourself that you're starting too late or endured too much…
Is It Time to Refresh Your Old Creative Projects?
You've been trying to figure out the NEW thing to work on - but maybe something you already have created is the gold-mine you need to be focusing on. Today, we're talking about how you can refresh and repurpose some of your previous work - and how to find the…
4 Signs That God Is Calling You To Start a Podcast
You're feeling a persistent nudge to start a podcast — but is it God, or just your own desire? In this episode, we break down the 4 clear signs God is calling you to start a podcast, and how to step into that calling without fear, doubt, or waiting until…
Too Many Ideas? Yany Isaacs Shares How to Follow God's Call to Create
Got a thousand creative ideas but stuck in overthinking? In this episode, we talk with Yany Isaacs, founder of Coaching with Yany and the CreateHER coaching program, to help creators get unstuck and start building a creative brand around their entire God-given identity. In this episode, we get into: --…
Is God Calling You to Start a Podcast? Here's How to Tell
You feel God is nudging you toward starting a podcast — but you're not sure if it's really Him calling or just your own desire. In this episode, we break down the 3 clearest signs God is calling you to launch a podcast, and how to step into that calling…
How Every Christian Creator Can Overcome Their Greatest Fears
In this transparent episode, host Allen C. Paul shares how he handled a potentially career-threatening injury, and the lessons he learned about faith and trusting God when the storms of life come your way. You'll discover the Biblical truths and foundational mindset you'll need to overcome the fear of the…
How The Right Creative Partner Can Ignite Your Spark | Wendy and Derek Carrick-Hadinger
In this episode, Allen sits down with Wendy and Derek Carrick-Hadinger, the husband-and-wife duo behind the Create A Way Today Podcast, for a conversation about what happens when creators give each other permission to explore their gifts in their God-given design! Wendy is an author, illustrator, book publisher and caricature…
Christian Creators: Where Do You TRULY Belong?
"In the world, but not of it." Easy to say, but faith-focused creators everywhere struggle to figure out how to actually show up with their faith in mainstream areas. Are you going to be judged too churchy for the world, but too worldly for the church? We'll unpack this plus…
Why Christian Creators Struggle With Writer's Block | When You Can't Seem To Get Inspired
Why does it feel like God goes quiet right when the ideas dry up? In this episode of the God and Gigs Show, host Allen C. Paul tackles one of the most common — and least talked about — struggles for Christian creators: the assumption that a lack of inspiration…
Are you IMPATIENT for inspiration?
Guilty of NOT TRUSTING God for inspiration? I get it. It's easy to assume when your ideas are running dry that God is holding out on you as a creator. But maybe it's not inspiration you're lacking - maybe it's patience and trust. If you want His ideas more than…
How to Overcome Fear and Uncertainty as a Faith-Focused Creator!
Are you constantly battling fear and uncertainty in your faith-focused creative life? We're sharing why it's so easy for Christian creators to succumb to worries and forget to trust the One who sent them. This will inspire you - plus we have a ton of new members to welcome and…
Why Creators Struggle To Find Their Place In Church (and how to fix it) | Rick Sorenson, Author
Have you ever found yourself in conflict as an artist with the church you want to serve - either because you didn't fit the mold, or the church didn't know how to develop your skill? In this conversation we explore all three to help you realize the key to finding…